Parenthood with neurotypical and neurodiverse children ?
Children shape our souls like few other things in life, conditioning us to be more other-centered and different view of life. We will revisit joy of being a parent, especially when you have a special needs.
Life is about balance. We often wonder what best skill sets that we can impart to our children that can stay with them for life and well equip them in any situation. Three points came to mind what I have been teaching my children when they were young while building up their EQ with solid character like empathy, smart and resilient.
I want to share these proven results with you. 1. Putting on the positive lens, 2. Outside-the-box strategy, and 3. Find out what motivation you can adopt to move forward.
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Marriage
To sustain a marriage is not easy, let alone a family with special needs children. It has taken us the last thirty-plus years to learn how to live and work for a better marriage. Stress with kids, finances, and lack of compassion has pushed us to the extreme almost weekly. The D-word has been spoken weekly in a toxic environment… yet we are still together after 38 years. We saw firsthand the benefits and the damages of such circumstances. There are some moral principles we stick to as our bottom line. We will share some strategies we used to stay…
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Why me?
Faith helps in many situations. By no means does this mean that only Christians can be helped or blessed. The following is just our experience to encourage you. These Bible verses gave me a lot of comfort. It is not my fault that my son was born neurodiverse. God is giving my son/family a platform to encourage the world that there is hope. John 9:2-3 … And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of…
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Adult children
Now our loved ones have passed 35 yrs old, and we have aged. If only we could have had a crystal ball that could glimpse into the future, or a plan for what would come to be from the first day our child was diagnosed, if …. Truth is there is no way to turn back the clock. Not to sound too ominous, but at this stage, we are “preparing for the end”. This discussion is for everyone. The proactive parents who know it’s never too late for progress, and there’s always more that can be done for our children.…
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Letting GO
These teaching materials have been with us for at least thirty years. He is not going to learn verbs, sequencing, or picture cards. It is time to donate them and look forward to something new, for him and for me.